Mohan Solanki, 44, served the police for 26 years, and before him, his father had dedicated half his life to the force, before dying at his post in 1991. And yet, over the past decade, the department tried to evict him from his childhood home, and when that failed, they sacked him from his job as police sweeper.

In his fight for justice, Solanki has now dragged the State DGP and Mumbai Commissioner of Police, along with the State ACS (Home), the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT). Interestingly, before the matter could come up for hearing, Addn DGP (admn) Dr Pradnya Sarvade issued an order on October 19, withdrawing his dismissal order and reinstating Solanki in the department. However, Solanki wants to continue his fight for justice in the MAT.